10- Obstetrical Patient: Osteopathic and Manipulative Care [Wallace] Flashcards
Which is not a stressor of pregnancy?
a) mechanical
b) physiological
c) lymphatic
d) venous
e) hormonal
f) neurological
g) physiological
h) social
ALL OF THEM ARE!
Which are important creators or results of mechanical stressors in pregnancy?
a) shift of center gravity anteriorly / postural changes
b) Center of gravity changes / organ hypotrophy
c) Increased lumbar lordosis / increased cervical kyphosis
d) placement of uterus on other organs / non-system wide postural changes
a) shift of center gravity anteriorly / postural changes
NOT
b) Center of gravity changes / organ hypotrophy
- -> organ HYPERtrophy
c) Increased lumbar lordosis / increased cervical LORDOSIS
d) placement of uterus on other organs / non-system wide postural changes
What is the most common complaint in pregnant women?
low back pain (60%)
Low back pain is the most common complaint in pregnant women. What causes low back pain in pregnant women?
a) increased lumbar lordosis
b) shortening of lumbar musculature
c) increased need to support anterior shift in weight
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
Which is more common in a pregnant women?, herniated lumbar disc or bulging lumbar discs?
bulging lumbar discs
T or F: True radicular pain occurs more often early in pregnancy.
FALSE: True radicular pain occurs more often LATE in pregnancy.
In pregnancy, SI joint dysfunction is also common, what other changes do you see?
a) bilateral changes
b) trunk extensors pulling back on the sacrum
c) pain radiating down to the posterior thigh in a piriformis type of presentation (pain stops at the knee) w/o radiculopathy pattern
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
d) all of the above
Which of the following statements are true about pregnant women?
a) lightening pains are pains seen in the 3rd trimester
b) lightning pains can cause shooting pains or dull pubic pains
c) it is not caused by pressure on neural plexus
a) lightning pains are pains seen in the 3rd trimester
lightning pains appear as sharp or shooting pains
Rotoscoliosis is?
Curvature of spine WITH rotation effect on the body
In pregnancy, what kind of curvatures are increased?
AP (rotatory). Lateral (scoliatic) are not increased
Is there increased prematurity in mothers with rotoscoliosis?
Possibly
Is rheumatoid arthritis normal during pregnancy?
Yes. Tends to go away 6 weeks post partum.
[TQ!] What is a ABSOLUTE COMPLICATION of HVLA during pregnancy?
HVLA of AA joint due to rheumatoid arthritis!!! Can paralyze them!!!!!!!
Pts with ankylosing spondylitis may have ossification of what joint?
The SI joint.
What statements are false regarding some stresses that occur in pregnancy?
a) In pregnancy, an increase of interstitial fluids can be at volumes of 6.5 L, which will cause edema, is a physiological stress
b) There is a decrease in the efficiency of excess fluid removal the further along in pregnancy (worst in the 3rd trimester)
c) The size of the uterus can directly press the nodes, including periaortic, cervical and vaginal nodes
d) Edema, Headache, Nausea and Lightheadness are all part of congestion of one way valves in the azygous system of CNS.
e) none of the above
e) none of the above;
ALL of the statements are true.